56 - Transforming DeFi with Interoperable Money Markets, with Alex Melikhov from Equilibrium

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Alex Melikhov, CEO of Equilibrium. Equilibrium is an interoperable or cross-chain money market where users can earn, borrow, lend, raise liquidity and do all kinds of exciting and different things with stable coins.Alex explains how Equilibrium works differently to similar services in traditional finance and we dive into how interoperability (operating across chains) works with Equilibrium, and why it’s so important.We discuss some of the platform’s other features like para chains and talk about who is using the platform right now. Alex shares some of the challenges involved with educating new users and how the team overcomes them, and we finish by discussing what’s coming in the next few years for Equilibrium and blockchain in general.--You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can learn more about Equilibrium and everything they are doing here.--Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unstoppablemedia.substack.com